Tie-clasp.



0.1. LAUTERBACH.

TIE CLASP.

APPUCATION FILED AUG.26, 1915, 1,196,251. Patented Aug. 29, 1916.

0.11 Lauierlraclz.

KM 03 M M I I I art to. which TIE-CLASP.

Speciiication of Letters Patent.

Patent-ed Aug. 29, 1-9i6 Application filed August 58, 1915. Serial No. 47,439.

1 '0 at w/wm 2t may concern:

Be it known. that I, O'i'ro J. Leu'rsnnac-rr, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Orleans, in the parish. of Orleans and State of Louisiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tie-Clasps; and'I' do declarethe following tq be a full, elem-{and exact description of the inven tion, such as will enable others skilled in the it appertains-to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in "clasps and more particularly to tie clasps.

The object of the-invention is to provide a simply constructedand ornamentaldeviee of this character which may be readily ap plied andremoved. V

Another object is to provide a clasp having a tongue constructed to provide two gripping elements one of which operates as a fulcrum for releasing the other. 7

With these 'and otherobjects in view the invention fconsists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of'parts as will'be more fully described and claimed. i I In theaccompanyingdrawings; Figure 1 represents a front View of this improved clasp; Fig. 2 is a side'or'edge view thereof; Fig. 3' is a rear elevation; 4 is a longitudinal section taken on the line M of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a transverse section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig., -3. Fig. 6 is a side elevation sho'wingthe free arm ends pressed toward each-other for moving, the free end of the tongue outward; Fig. 7 is a transversesection taken on the line 77 of. Fig. 3. In the embodiment illustrated a clasp 1 is shown constructed of a resilient metal strip of any desired width and any desired metal'beiiig preferably. gold or silver plated then.

and which is bent transversely intermediate of its ends preferably at a point to provide arms 2 and? of different lengths, the arm 2 being longer than arm 3 and constituting the front or exposed face of the clasp. This arm Q-ispreferably decorated or ornamented,

in cutout, orli'li'gree WOlk.

The shorter arm 3 which. constitutes the back ofthe clasp hasalorigitudinally ex" tending tongue 4: struck out therefrom by forming parallel laterally spacedslits 5 t: in the ate constituting: sahlfz'irm'fi and f-g said" plate tcaove1i% at the the initials dfjthe owner being here shown inner end of the arm, said transverse slit]. connecting the longitudinal parallel slits and thus forming the free, end of thetongue 4. The base of .this tongue 4 is disposedadjaeent the free end of the arm 2 as is shown clearly in Figs. 2 and 3. This. tongue 4 adjacent its base is bent laterallyinward toward and into contact with the arm 2 and then bent outwardly forming a loop 8 which is designed to span the space between the arms 2 and 3fand to normd lly engage the inner face ofthe, front arm' 2 arid in conncc tion therewith to forin clamping members between which a tie and the shirt. to which it is designed to beifastenedv is designed to be passed. This tongue 4 is then extended in substantially the same plane as arm 3 and the free end thereof is also be'nt laterally, inward and provided with penetrating prongs or spurs 9 which arealso of a length corresponding to-the space betweenthe arms 2 and 3 which space is controlledby the size of the loop 8 at'the base of the tongue.- These prongs or spurs 9 are also designed as grippingor fastening 4 elements. being adapted to penetrate; the shirt bosomto which the tie is'to be attached and thusholding the clasp firmly in position on'the shirt while the loop 8 serves to yieldingly clamp the tie and shirt together. T his loop 8 also forms a fulcrum for the tongue 4:. and when the free ends of the arms 2 and 3 are pressed toward each other as shown in Fig.

6' the spur carrvingend of said tongue will be forced outwardly and released from its engagement with the shirt and thus permit said clasp to be readily removed.

' From the foregoing description it will be obvious that the loop 8 performs the double literally inward toward the other arm into eontct therewith and then bent outwardly and} Xtended in substantially the same plane as'thearm from which it is struck-with its cn i nalbent laterally inward toward the other arm whereby the bent portion at the In testimony whereof I have hereunto set base of the tongue forms-a combined clampmy hand in presence of two subscribing witing member and fulcrum to provide for the nesses. movement of the bent terminal of said OTTO JOSEPH LAUTERBACH. tongue away from the arm with which it \Vitnesses:

normally contacts when the free ends of F. H. Bouma, said arms are pressed toward each other. R. H. Smrrmn. 

